Holy Fist!

Chapter 458 The Ultimate Freedom, Half-Step Grandmaster!
Bai Xiao's spirits jolted, and his attention quickly focused.

Ahead, the class panel was blurry and distorted, with constantly flashing black numbers jumping wildly. The Martial Arts main class was undergoing a fierce transformation.

Time passed little by little.

Finally, with a buzzing sound.

Your profession "Martial Arts Master" has been upgraded to "King of Secret Martial Arts"!

【Class: King of Secret Weapons LV.1 (4270/19000)】

"The King of Secret Weapons?"

Bai Xiao muttered to himself as another black message scrolled down before his eyes.

You have obtained a new extraordinary profession: "King of Mystic Weapons"!!!

[You have obtained the new extraordinary passive skill "Achieving Buddhahood and Becoming an Ancestor"!!!]

He took a deep breath. Unbeknownst to him, his martial arts career had reached an unimaginable level, making him a king, a hegemon, a Buddha, and an ancestor!
Bai Xiao slowly exhaled a breath of hot air, his attention suddenly focusing.

Suddenly, the specific information about the extraordinary profession's passive ability appeared before my eyes.

Achieving Buddhahood and Becoming an Ancestor: You are the creator of multiple forbidden martial arts, simultaneously mastering the ultimate paths in the five major directions of martial arts, standing at the source. Next, when you break through from the peak of a school to the Grandmaster realm, the five forbidden martial arts you have mastered will impact the world. All martial arts practitioners, perhaps through enlightenment, a sudden flash of inspiration, or deep contemplation, may suddenly perceive the power of the five forbidden martial arts you have mastered. Thus, they may create their own techniques or entirely new martial arts. But these techniques and martial arts will all be within your five forbidden martial arts system, which can be called a lineage. Loyal disciples will randomly appear throughout the martial arts world.

Bai Xiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

The passive act of becoming a Buddha or an ancestor can actually influence a region?
This characteristic is strangely similar to the origin of existence in the void that Chairman Ouyang mentioned, whose power transcends the void and influences this world. Becoming a Buddha or an ancestor is a miniature version; it can't be as far away, but it can still cause a similar impact! Throughout the world, all practitioners of secret martial arts have a chance to randomly comprehend some fragments of the White Owl's five forbidden secret martial arts.

He became his disciple unintentionally.

This seems to be related to a previous passive situation involving Bai Xiao.

The Heart of a Master: As a martial arts master, you possess a broad and inclusive heart. Your martial arts have reached a state of perfection, even forging your own unique path. You accept many disciples, passing on your teachings and enabling more people to learn your style, ultimately establishing their own school. While imparting knowledge and resolving doubts, you are also reviewing your own learning, gradually accumulating spiritual insight. When your spiritual insight is sufficient, you can transform a secret martial art.

These two passive abilities, when combined, seem poised to unleash an astonishing chemical reaction. Since establishing the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Academy, Bai Xiao has taught his disciples the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts, but the time allotted has been too short, yielding virtually no results. However, with the "Achieving Buddhahood and Becoming Ancestor" passive ability, the situation appears to be different. If time is insufficient, numbers can compensate; with enough people, unimaginable effects can still be achieved, resulting in a massive influx of spiritual insight and comprehension.
"If spiritual enlightenment can be applied to forbidden martial arts, then a positive cycle will be created. The stronger the forbidden martial arts, the greater its influence on the world, the more disciples will comprehend my martial arts, the more spiritual enlightenment they will receive, and the stronger the forbidden martial arts will become. It will be endless..."

Bai Xiao muttered to himself, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

His eyelids drooped as he came to his senses.

After waiting patiently for a moment, another large number of black messages rolled down.

[The following is the job enhancement for the main profession, Martial Arts Master.]

A second later, more content appeared.

"Enhancement 1: Overwhelming Power (Increases Strength attribute by 30 points)"

"Enhancement 2: Heavenly King (When all four of your attributes are maintained at roughly the same level, such as 240, 250, and 260, you will automatically enter the Heavenly King stance, and all attributes will increase by one-tenth of their value until you exit the Heavenly King stance)"

"Enhancement 3: Dragon Elephant Gluttony (The Dragon Devouring State of the forbidden secret weapon Kunpeng Devouring Dragon Diagram that you cultivate requires the sacrifice of at least one dragon-type secret weapon each time it is used. After sacrifice, the dragon-type secret weapon is in an unusable state for a considerable period of time. This drawback will become increasingly severe after you frequently use Kunpeng Devouring Dragon Diagram. However, when you have the Dragon Elephant Gluttony enhancement, you can ignore the unusable state and directly devour it with the Dragon Elephant True Scripture, still obtaining normal benefits, unaffected by Kunpeng Devouring Dragon Diagram)"

"Enhancement 4: Destiny Evolution (Your extraordinary class passive skill, Destiny, can evolve, increasing its probability. The Destiny passive skill is enhanced once for each level gained by your main Martial Arts class, up to a maximum of three enhancements)"

[Enhancement 5: Ultimate (When you break through to the peak of a martial arts style, your martial arts will can use this enhancement effect. It forcibly elevates your original level of martial arts will to one level.)]

At this moment, there is no need for hesitation.

"Choose Enhancement Level 5!"

"Ultimate Skill!!!"

With a thought, Bai Xiao focused his attention on the last option.

Suddenly, the entire job enhancement panel trembled slightly, the other four enhancement options disappeared, and only the light of Ultimate Enhancement grew stronger and stronger.

"Buzzing..."

Enhancement Five, with a whoosh, merged into Bai Xiao's body.

In a short time, astonishing changes occurred.

You now have the enhancement option "Ultimate"!

"Boom!"

His aura surged violently, as intensely hot as magma during a volcanic eruption, instantly engulfing half of Elephant Mountain. The next second, an incomparably powerful martial will surged forth, encompassing heaven and earth.

The colossal shadows of dragons and elephants, towering to the heavens and standing tall, stomped their hooves and raised their trunks, roaring with earth-shattering fury.

The vast Kunpeng, with its dark gold and black hues, plummeted down like a majestic mountain range.

Above the clouds, ethereal figures floated, riding the wind through the void.

At the summit, the Huangting Pavilion stands, accompanied by the sounds of string and wind instruments.

There was also a terrifying phantom of a hellish underworld, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"Five vital energies in the chest, five intentions in the spirit!"
"Ultimate!"
The two professions work together to create resonance, resulting in an infinitely increased power!

"Empty, empty, empty, empty, empty..."

A fierce wind swept across the heavens and earth, directly dispersing the thick clouds above and revealing a crimson dome in the approaching twilight. An extremely terrifying martial will distorted the air, forming visible high-frequency shockwaves that violently impacted everything around it.

Bai Xiao's martial will surged dramatically at this moment, soaring like a rocket, with invisible flames burning fiercely. He had already reached the late stage of the peak of his martial arts style, his martial will condensed and solid, almost like a tangible object. At this moment, a qualitative change occurred, as he received a transformative power from the void, which flowed into his body.

"Roar!!!"

A terrifying roar shook the heavens and the earth, sweeping across the universe.

Bai Xiao's entire body erupted with platinum-gold light, his aura incredibly powerful. He hovered in mid-air, like a war god descending.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Behind Bai Xiao, the earth trembled five times in succession, as five forbidden beings descended. They were no longer illusory, but tangible and visible mythical beasts! This was precisely the characteristic of the Grandmaster realm—with a thought, one could briefly transform the illusory into the real, possessing unimaginable terrifying power! Through extreme enhancement, Bai Xiao had actually acquired the characteristics of the Grandmaster realm ahead of schedule.

Next, if he breaks through to the Grandmaster level, he can undergo another extreme sublimation. I wonder how Bai Xiao's martial will will change then?
"Hoo, hiss!"

In mid-air, the figure, its entire body bathed in a white-gold light, took a single breath.

The enormous figures around him instantly disintegrated, transforming into surging, powerful energy that returned to Bai Xiao's body like swallows returning to their nests.

"If I wanted to, it seems I could use the martial will that transforms the illusory into the real to burn my power and temporarily gain the destructive power of a grandmaster!"

He muttered to himself, quite satisfied.

……

"call out!"

A platinum-gold figure floated back into the courtyard.

Bai Xiao sat cross-legged, gradually adjusting his state. His slightly agitated emotions calmed down, his chest stopped heaving, and his breathing became even. In front of him, his attributes, which had just received a significant boost, were displayed.

[Strength: 270.0] (25.9→58.4)

【速度：270.0】（22.0→42.1）    【体魄：270.0】（39.5→77.6）

[Willpower: 270.0] (31.9→48.7)

Strength +32.5, Speed ​​+20.1, Constitution +38.1, Willpower +16.8.

Having spent over a thousand potential points to upgrade twelve Dragon Elephant Secret Weapons of second-rate or higher, Bai Xiao naturally received a tremendous boost. His strongest physical attribute had already exceeded his limit by a full seventy-seven points. If he were to break through to the Grandmaster realm, his physical attribute would instantly reach nearly three hundred and fifty!
As for the others, they all exceeded 310.

"It took all my potential points to get to this point."

Bai Xiao took a deep breath, a slight feeling of emotion washing over him.

Then, without hesitation, he took out a fruit that faintly emitted an emerald green light—the seed of the Enlightenment Tree. Just now, he had been frantically improving his secret martial arts, naturally making progress in the late stage of the peak style master realm, but it was still somewhat lacking. To reach the bottleneck below the Grandmaster level, he had no choice but to use this item.

"call out!"

Bai Xiao's figure flashed, and he appeared directly in the Green Pool.

He sat cross-legged on a crystal lotus platform for enlightenment.

next second.

He picked up the seed of the Enlightenment Tree and put it directly into his mouth.

Instantly, a unique rhythm of enlightenment emanated, enveloping the surrounding area and causing shimmering ripples to appear on the surface of the pool.

The astonishing enlightenment effect, while not as potent as that of the Enlightened Tea Tree, far surpassed that of so-called three- to five-year-old Enlightened Tea Leaves, reaching a level surpassing even the finest leaves from a single tree. Its richness instantly captivated Bai Xiao.

Inside the mouth, the pulp of the Enlightenment Tree fruit melted slightly, releasing a rich fragrance, and turned into a crystal-clear, jade-like green liquid that flowed down.

It is absorbed inch by inch by the body.

He quickly entered a state of enlightenment, resonating with the Enlightenment Lotus Platform.

"Buzzing..."

Streams of surging, bloody smoke billowed out, staining the surrounding area and transforming it into a thick fog that swept across half of Elephant Mountain. Within, lifelike figures could be seen, interpreting the principles of secret martial arts and demonstrating techniques, like a shadow puppet show.

"Shhhhhh!"

All the figures shrouded in blood and smoke were instantly sucked into the vortex.

The white owl devoured everything in its path, turning its entire head of hair crimson.

This was the most profound insight he had ever absorbed from a master in his entire life.

Time passed slowly, the sun set, and the moon and stars became few. Later, dark clouds covered the sky, obscuring the bright moon, with occasional flashes of lightning.

"Boom!"

At midnight, a huge clap of thunder erupted overhead.

"Boom!"

A torrential downpour suddenly began, and the dark sky seemed about to collapse completely. Large raindrops pounded against the trees, causing leaves to fall continuously, and the rainwater flowed down and gathered into a small stream in the open space.

At the pool, the waterfall grew even more violent, roaring loudly.

On the wildly turbulent water, a figure sat cross-legged, motionless. He sat on a lotus platform, drifting with the current, swaying left and right.

Rain splashed onto the figure's body and face, soaking them and bursting into water droplets. The misty water vapor, like a veil, draped over the body.

This situation lasted for a full half hour.

Finally, at a certain moment.

The tall figure's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he opened them instantly.

"Crackling!!!"

At the top of the sky, amidst the dark clouds, a massive bolt of lightning struck.

Below, a stream of white-gold light shot into the sky, and Bai Xiao's eyes burst forth with blazing golden light, resembling a crystal celestial statue, exuding an incomparably terrifying aura.

"Oh!"

The terrifying force actually shattered the clouds and scattered the rain. The gale subsided, the downpour receded, leaving only a clear sky.

A single thought can quell the storm.

"Shh."

On the crystal lotus platform of enlightenment, a tall figure slowly rose.

"Ultimate Freedom, King of Secret Martial Arts..."

With his powerful, clenched fingers, he held his fist tightly, as if he had seized heaven and earth.

"Peak limit, half-step Grandmaster!"

The white owl suddenly let out a long howl, and the remaining dark clouds shattered inch by inch.

……

The next day, September 29th.

Tianxia Federation, Imperial Capital, Martial Arts Association Headquarters.

A figure dressed in a black and gold dragon and elephant fighting uniform reappeared at the mountain gate. He walked in slowly, unimpeded, until he reached a spacious martial arts training ground. There stood a young man in gray, his hands behind his back.

It seemed to be quietly waiting for something.

"despair."

A tall, black-haired figure suddenly appeared at the archway.

"white……"

"Your aura?"

Ouyang Ming looked at Bai Xiao, about to speak, but his eyes suddenly narrowed. He suddenly sensed an aura gathering that was about to break through to the Grandmaster level.

"Could it be?"

In front.

The black and gold dragon and elephant patterns on the fighting uniform gleamed in the sunlight.

Combined with the man's tall and strong physique, he appeared majestic and imposing.

Bai Xiao stopped in his tracks, raised his hands, and clasped them together.

"Today, I wish to witness the grandmaster's demeanor in person!"

(End of this chapter)